Benefits of General Health Check ups Checkups and preventive screenings are a good idea at any age, but especially as you get older. The General Health Check is a free check-up of your overall health. It can tell you whether you’re at higher risk of getting certain health problems, such as: heart disease diabetes kidney […]
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Benefits of Diabetic Health checkup Diabetes don’t show symptoms until they’ve gotten worse. An annual checkup gives your doctor a chance to diagnose it early, when they can be more easily treated . Learn if You’re at Risk for Diabetes During a checkup, your doctor can could flag risks for inherited conditions like Diabetes, so […]
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Chronic cough is a persistent cough that lasts for at least eight weeks, and often much longer. Although cough is a common symptom of many lung diseases, chronic cough can’t always be linked to another disease or condition and it often doesn’t respond to treatment. If you have chronic cough it can feel like a […]
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Overview What is malaria? Malaria is a serious disease that spreads when you’re bitten by a mosquito infected by tiny parasites. When it bites, the mosquito injects malaria parasites into your bloodstream. Malaria is caused by the parasites, not by a virus or by a type of bacterium. If it isn’t treated, malaria can cause […]
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Signs and symptoms Active TB Disease Symptoms of active TB disease depend on where in the body the TB germs are growing. TB germs usually grow in the lungs (pulmonary TB). Active TB disease in the lungs may cause symptoms such as: A bad cough that lasts 3 weeks or longer Pain in the chest […]
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Overview What is HIV? HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. HIV infects and destroys cells of your immune system, making it hard to fight off other diseases. When HIV has severely weakened your immune system, it can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Because HIV works backward to insert its instructions into your DNA, it […]
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Overview Dengue (DENG-gey) fever is a mosquito-borne illness that occurs in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Mild dengue fever causes a high fever and flu-like symptoms. The severe form of dengue fever, also called dengue hemorrhagic fever, can cause serious bleeding, a sudden drop in blood pressure (shock) and death. Millions of cases […]
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Oral Cancer Oral cancer (mouth cancer) is the most common form of head and neck cancer. It typically affects people age 60 and older. Oral cancer affects your lips and the first parts of your tongue, mouth roof and floor. It also affects your oropharynx — the last part of your tongue and roof of […]
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Everything you need to know about lung cancer Lung cancer occurs when cells in the lungs divide uncontrollably, causing tumors to grow. Anyone can develop lung cancer, but cigarette smoking and exposure to smoke, inhaled chemicals, or other toxins can increase the risk. Lung cancer can be life threatening, but effective diagnoses and treatments, including […]
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Breast Cancer Breast cancer is the common term for a set of breast tumor subtypes with distinct molecular and cellular origins and clinical behavior. Most of these are epithelial tumors of ductal or lobular origin (see the image below). Worldwide, breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed life-threatening cancer in women and the leading cause […]
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